Device for setting up collapsible cellular cartons



E. Hf MOBLEY Feb. 19, 1952 DEVICE FOR SETTING-UP COLLAPSIBLE CELLULAR CARTONS Filed Aug. 30, 1.949

4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. EDWIN H. MOBLEY IQ ATTORNFY Feb. 19, 1952 E. H. MOBLEY 2,586,551

' DEVICE" FOR SETTING-UP COLLAPSIBLE CELLULAR CARTONS Filed Aug. 30, 1949 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 5 INVENTORJ 7 4 EDWIN H. MORLEY HIS ATTORNEY Feb. 19, 1952 MOBLEY 2,586,551

DEVICE FOR SETTING-UP COLLAPSIBLE CELLULAR CARTONS Filed Aug. 30, 1949 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 .F/GiiZ.

HIS ATI'ORNEY F 1952 E. H. MOBLEY 2,586,551

DEVICE FOR SETTING-UP COLLAPSIBLE CELLULAR CARTONS Fil ed Aug. 30, 1949 4 Shebs-Sheet 4 III //2 1/2 i 105 5 a 108 i .103 yo-4:92 93 E W INVENTOR.

EDWIN I-l. MOBLEY 5 s 'IIIIIIII: L

HIS ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 19, 1952 DEVICE FOR SETTING UP COLLAPSIBLE CELLULAR CARTONS Edwin H. Mobley, Newark, N. Y., assignor to Bloomer Bros. Company, Newark, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application August 30, 1949, Serial N0. 113,079

10 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for setting up collapsible, cellular cartons, such as egg cartons having two rows of six' cells each and, more particularly, the known variety'having front and rear walls, an upwardly folded, central, longitudinal partition for separating the rows of cells, and a series of transversely extending partitions hinged to the tops of the front and rear walls and adapted to be swung to vertical position to separate the cells of each row. Such cartons are adapted to be collapsed into fiat form for storage and transportation and are set up for use by separating the front and rear walls, depressing the bottom portions and disposing the transverse partitions in substantially horizontal position, after which the transverse partitions are swung downwardly to vertical position in securing engagement with the longitudinal partition or with openings in the bottom portion, to

, complete the setting up of the cartons.

Devices have been known to the art for setting up such cartons, comprising a base having a series of upstanding fingers or blades adapted to engage and swing the transverse partitions from horizontal to vertical position as a partially erected carton is inverted and pressed downwardly thereon. Such devices have not been fully satisfactory, however, because of the failure of the erecting fingers, upon reaching substantial parallelism with the cross partitions, to exert sufiicient force to complete the swinging of the partitions and press them into frictional engagement with other portions of the carton for holding them in place. Furthermore, such cartons are commonly constructed with the transverse partitions arranged in two groups hinged to swing in opposite directions and, therefore, diflicult to erect by movement against stationary fingers.

One object of the invention, therefore, is to provide an improved device for setting up such cartons having a more efiicient, compact and portable type of construction.

Another object is to supply such a device adapted to efiectively complete the swinging of the transverse partitions to erected position and thus complete the erection of the cells, so that articles may be inserted in the cells with a minimum of resistance and effort to thereby produce cartons which are set up in more precise and strong condition and which are easier to fill and handle.

Another object is to provide-a .device of the character described having provision for moving different transverse partitions in difierent directions as required in types of cartons incommon use.

A further object is to provide such a device capable of being conveniently operated either manually or by a simple electric motor.

Still a further object is to afford a device having the above advantages in a simple, practical and inexpensive type of construction. i

To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a device embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a modified construction for setting up a slightly modified carton;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the devices shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive;

Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the same having a carton applied thereto and shown in erected position;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view, partly broken away, of a partially erected carton of the variety adapted to be set up by the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged, sectional elevation on the line 88 in Fig. 6 and showing a carton on application to the device before erection;

Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the parts in position for completing the setting up of the carton;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view, partly broken away, of a partially erected carton of a slight- 1y modified construction adapted to be set up by the device shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged, sectional elevation on the line 8-8 in Fig. 6 showing the carton of Fig. 10 applied to the device of Fig. 3 before the erection of the partitions;

Fig. 12 is a similar view showing the partitions completely erected;

Fig. 13 is a, top plan view of adevice similar to that shown in Fig. 1, but having electric motor operating means,

Fig. 14 is a side elevation of the device shown in Fig. 13;

Fig. 15 is an end elevation of the same, and

Fig. 16 is a sectional elevation on the line Iii-l6 in Fig. 15.

The invention is embodied, in the present instance, by way of illustration, in a device for completing the setting up of egg cartons of the into a substantially horizontal plane.

variety commonly made of a one-piece blank of material cut, scored and folded to form two rows of six cells each. Such a carton is shown in Fig. '7, comprising a front wall 28, a rear wall 21 and a central longitudinal partition 22 made by folded up portions between the bottom sections 23 and 24. A top wall indicated generally at 25 is'connected with the tops of the front and rear walls and is cut and scored to form a series of transverse partitions indicated generally at 26, hinged; to swing from a partially erected horizontal position in Fig. '7 to a vertical position to: separatethe cells of each row. The transverse partitions are formed with score lines 21' about which their opposite halves are adapted to be folded upwardly, as the bottom sections are folded inwardly to bring the several parts including the front and. rear walls into fiat, collapsible conditions In setting up a carton, the front and rear walls are pulled apart, the bottom sections 23 and 2-: depressed, and-the transversepartitions flattened These setting up manipulations are readily accomplished by hand, after which it is necessary to swing the transverse partitions from horizontal to vertical position in which their slotted bottom portions 28 frictionally engage thesides of notches in the longitudinal partition, to retain the partitions in erected position, and the presentinvention provides'a device for rapidly swinging the transverse partition to such verti'cal'position to complete the setting; up of thecarton ready for filling its cells with eggs or other articles.

Such. cartons are commonly made, furthermore, with two or more groups of transversepartitions swingingin opposite-directions to erected positions. One, group indicated generally at- 29 includes three partitions; 30, 3i and 32; having their bottoms swinging to the left about their hinged connections with the-topsof'the'front and rear walls. Another group indicated generally at 33 comprises partitions 34 to 31-", inclusive, having their bottoms swinging downwardly and to the right about their connections with the front and rear walls and the present invention provides a device for; swinging the different groups of partitions in opposite directions as will now be described.

The'setting up device of the present invention has a base. portion indicated generally at 40 comprising an elongated block of wood or other suitablematerialon which is a base'plate 42 one side of which is turned downwardly below the edgeof the block to form an apron 4-31 Apron 43 is formed with holes for the reception of nails or screws 44, thus, adapting the. base to be secured tov thesideof. a tableor workbench indicated in. broken, lines inv Fig.

superposed: on, base. plate. 42' is a supporting plate 45 extending throughaportiononly of the lengthof the. base asindicated in Fig, 1. Base plate 42 and supporting plate 45' are both fixed to blockfilby screws. as 46.(Fig. 1); Supporting plate: 45, has its opposite side, edges bent upwardly and thence downwardly as at 41 to form the inverted V-shaped portions, 48 in which arefixed a plurality of upwardly extending blades or wire loops as. 49. for swinging thetransverse partitions ashereaiter described; Resting on baseplate 42, also, in alinement with supporting, plate 45, is apart. or slide indicated generallyat 50 havin substantially the same shape, as supporting plate 45, including inverted V-shaped marginal portions 5i (Fig. 2)'similar to portions 48 ofplate 45.

Welded or otherwise fixed in the apex of each portion 5| is a rod 52. The ends of these rods project to a distance beyond the inner end of slide 50 as at 53 to slidably engage in the portions 48 of plate 45 which thus serve as slideways for guiding the movement of slides 50 longitudinally of the base. In" addition the slide carries the bolt 54 (Figs. 1', 8 and 9) depending through a slot 55 in base plate 42 and retained by a nut 56 to further guide the movement of the slide. A spring 57 tends to pull the slide inwardly into abutting relationship with the supporting plate 45 as shown in Fig. 8. The rods 52 extend outwardly beyond the outer end of the slide and are turned upwardly and equipped with a manually engagable abutment 58 for moving the slide from the position shown in Fig. 8 to the position shown in Fig. 9.

For' setting up a carton of the design shown in Fig. 7, the supporting plate 45 is provided with three upstanding; equally spaced" blades or wire loops 49, 59 and 60 (Fig; 2) for engagingv the transverse partitions 30, 3! and 82. Slide 50: is provided with equal blades 6! to 64, inclusive; for swinging the transverse partitions; 34- to; 31, inclusive. The partitions 32'. and 34 are. shorter than the rest and their adjacent lower edges swing in opposite directions, so that blades 50. and GI are lower than the rest of the blades and are positioned more closely together inthe. initial position of the slidev 50 as. shown in: Figs. 1 and 2. It will be noted that the blades, orwire loops in the present instance, have their tops recessed as at 65' (Fig; 5) to accommodate the central longitudinal partition 22: of the inverted carton, thus providing, in effect, two. parallel rows 56 and 61 of' blades spaced longitudinally in each row.

In operation, the carton; having been partially set up as shown in Fig. '7, with the transverse partitions lying substantially in the transverse horizontal plane, the carton is inverted and pressed down over the. series of blades 49 to, inclusive, as shown in Figs; 6 and 8. The right hand end of the carton is located adjacentlyto the abutmentor handle 58 with the result that one of the fingers or blades engages each of the transverse partitions whilethe; recessed blades receive the longitudinal partition and with the front and rear walls serve to position the carton in the transverse direction. The pressure of the carton moves the partitions against the blades and swings the latter to the inclined, partially set up positions shown in Fig. 8, the group of partitions 29 being swung in one direction and the group 33 in the opposite direction. With the carton pressed downwardly until its bottom sections engage the tops of the blades, the abutment or handle 58 is pushed toward the right as shown in Fig. 9. Such operation moves the slide 50 toward the right so that its blades'swing the partition 33 in the proper direction to vertical position in which they are stopped by engagement with shoulders 68 inthe notches formed to accommodate them in the longitudinal partition. Movement of the partitions by the blades against these stops moves the carton to the right so as to bring its partitions 29 against the stationary blades 49, 59 and 60 on the base, thus'similarly swinging; these partitions to vertical position against their stop shoulders as 69011 the longitudinal partition. Theresult is that the two groups of partitions-each moving as a single unit are quickly and in rapid succession swung to vertical position in which they are retained by frictional engagement of their slotted bottoms with the longitudinal partition. The carton is then lifted from the device for repetition of the operation with another carton.

A slightly modified design of a carton is shown in Fig. 18, of the variety in which the carton blank is scored transversely as at I so that the carton may be readily torn into halves, each containing but six cells as indicated in the drawings. In this type of carton each half comprises -two transverse partitions I6 and I1 swinging in one direction and two partitions I8 and I9 swing- "ing in the opposite direction. Accordingly the device is provided with a stationary base plate 88 (Fig. 11) carrying blades BI and 82 and with a short slide 83 carrying blades 84 and 85. Slide 83 is fixed on a pair of rods as 86. For the other half of the carton the device comprises a stationary base plate 8'! similar to plate 88 and slide 88 similar to slide 83, with similarly arranged blades.

'The rods 86 are guided in the slideways of base 'plates 88 and 81 and slide 88 is provided with a "bolt 89 moving in a slot 98 in the base plate 9| similar'to base plate 42. Rods 86 are provided with a similar handle 8! for moving both slides 83 and 88 toward the right against the tension of a spring 88' connected with the bolt 89 and with a stationary part of the base.

In setting up a carton such as shown in Fig.

' 18, it is partially set up as described for the first type of carton and then inverted and pressed down against the blades of the device with the result that the blades swing the different partitions in the difierent directions so as to partially erect them as shown in Fig. 11. Handle 81 is I then moved to the right, moving the slides 83 and 88 and the blades 84 and 85 to complete the setting up of the corresponding partitions. As these partitions reach a verticalposition, they engage the stop shoulders on the longitudinal partitions, moving the carton to the right and bringing the remaining partitions into engagement with the stationary blades 8I and 82 to set them up also. The handle is then released and Y the carton removed for the repetition of the operation.

Figs. 13 to 16, inclusive, illustrate a further modification in which a device similar to that shown in Fig. 1 has a similar stationary supporting plate 92 and the slide 93 on a similar base. Slide 93 has a post 94 depending through a slot 95 in base plate 96. The bottom of the post is connected with the movable armature 81 of the solenoid 98 energized by electrical con- I82 is-a resilient metal strip I83, the free end of which is broadened as at I84 in position to be engaged by a portion, as I85, of the longitudinal partition of a carton pressed downwardly as described above on the blades. Such downward movement of the strip I83 brings it into engagement with a lever I88 of switch means I81 for closing the circuit through the solenoid 98. Such operation of the solenoid moves first the slide and then the carton toward the right as described above so as to simultaneously set up the partitions swinging in opposite directions. Removal of the erected carton releases strip I84 and the switch which is spring activated to open the circuit and allow spring I88 to restore the blades to initial position. The base may be provided with side rails, as I88, serving as stops for engagement with the hinges of the transverse partitions of the carton and for holding the triangular hinges flat against buckling, to thereby insure proper bending and more precise positioning of the parts.

In the modification of Figs. 13 to 16, the base plate 96 has its side apron I89 provided with end extensions II8 to each of which a depending standard I I I is welded or otherwise suitably fixed. The lower end of each depending standard II I is apertured and provided with a bolt II2 extending outwardly through an opening in a standard II3 extending upwardly from a supporting base or end flange I I4, so that the whole erecting device with its depending standards III may be swung about the bolt I I2 to swivel the device to a forwardly inclined position such as shown in dotted lines at H5 in Fig. 15. By this means the device may be adjustably inclined toward the operator to the most convenient operating position. Means are provided for locking the device when swiveled to such a position comprising a bolt H6 extending outwardly from each depending standard II I between the apron extensions I I8 and the base standards I I3. The latter have upper edges of semi-cylindrical shape II! and a washer IIB on bolt H8 has its under side kerfed as at II9 to ride along the edge of its standard II! as the device is swiveled to diiferent positions. A wing nut I28 is provided on each bolt IIS for clamping washer II8 on the edge of the standard III, at each end of the device, for releasably looking it at any desired inclination.

It is evident from the above description that with a carton of the character described such as shown, for example, in Figs. 7 and 10, after the carton has been distended and partially setup to bring its transverse partitions to horizontal position, the carton may be rapidly located and pressed downwardly over the upstanding blades of the device to first swing the partitions to partially erected position. In the modified arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a short movement of the hand longitudinally of the carton serves to move all of the partitions concomitantly to fully vertical position and to complete the settin up of the carton. In the modified construction shown in Figs. 13 to 16, inclusive, the pressure of the carton against the blades first swings the partitions to partially erected position and then brings the carton into engagement with the switch means described to bring about a motor operated movement of the slides and similarly complete the setting up of the carton. It is evident also that the motor-operated mechanism of Figs. 13 to 16, inclusive, may be applied to operation of the modifications of the device shown in Figs. 3 and 4 which may also have similar swiveling mountings so that they can be tilted to convenient operating positions.

It is apparent that the invention provides a device which is simple, practical and inexpensive in construction and capable of greatly facilitating and expediting the setting up of such cartons Where large numbers of them are required in the current practiceof food distributing concerns of packaging eggs in such retail cartons.

It will thus be seen that the invention accomplishes its objects andwhile it has been herein disclosed by reference to the details of preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that such disclosure is intended in an illustrative, rather than a limiting; sense; as it is contemplated that various-modifications int-he construction and arrangement' of. the parts'will readily occur to those skilled the.art,.within the spiritflof: the inventionand the scope of. the-appended claims;

I claim:

1'. A device for setting up: collapsible cellular cartons of the type having front and rear walls, a centra l'longitudinalpartition and two groups of transverse partitions hingedlyconnected to the topsrof. said front and: rear walls and adapted to be swunginopp'ositedirections; respectively, from horizontal toerected vertical position, said device comprising a base having thereon a group of two or. more consecutive, upwardly proiectingspaced bladest adapted to' engage the. partitions of one of saidgroups; a part movable on said base and having thereon a: group of'twoor more consecutive-,- upwardly projecting, spaced. blades adapted to engage the partitions of the other of said groups;v said blades being adapted. to have. an inverted, partially; erected carton pressed thereagainst and to'= engage and: partially-erect said transverse partitions, and means forsmovingsaid part-onsaid base to-efieot relative movement of said groups of partitions in opposite directions and complete the erection of said partitions.

21 A. device for setting up: collapsible cellular cartons of.- the type having front and rear-walls, a central-longitudinal partition and two groups of transverse partitions hingedly connected to the tops of said front and: rearwall's: and. adapted to be swung in opposite" directions, respectively, fromhorizontalto erected vertical position, said device comprising" an elongated base having there'orra: groupzo'f two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting, blades spaced longitudinally thereonand adapted to engage the partitions of one of said groups, a part slidable longitudinally on said base and having thereon a group of two ormore consecutive; upwardly projecting, blades spaced longitudinally'thereon and adapted to engage the partitions of the other of said groups, said blades being adapted to have an inverted, partially erected carton pressed downwardly thereon and to engage and partially erect said partitions, and means for sliding said part on said base to sheet relative movement of said groupof partitions in opposite directions and completethe erection of saidpartitions.

3'. A" device'for setting up collapsible cellular cartonsof the'type having front/and rear walls, a central longitudinal partition and two groups of transverse partitions hingedly connected to'the tops of said. front and rear walls and adapted to be swung in opposite directions, respectively, from horizontal to erected vertical position,.said device comprising an elongated base having thereon a group of two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting; wire loops spaced longitudinally'thereon and" adapt-ed to' engage the partitionsof one of'said groups, longitudinal slideways on said base; a part having" means engaged in said sli deways and slidable longitudinally on said base; a group of two or' more consecutive, upwardly projecting, wire loops spaced longitudihall'y on said part and adapted to engage the partitions of the other'of said groups, said loops having their tops recessed for said longitudinal partition and being adapted to have an inverted, partialITere'cted cartonprss'ed 'downwardly and to" engage and partially erect said transverse-partiti'ons'; and means for slidingsaid par-ton said to-efiect-relative movement of saidg-roups of partitions. in opposite directionssand" complete the erection of said partitions:

4. A device for setting. up-collapsible cellular cartons of the type-having front and-rear walls, acentral longitudinal partition and two groups of-transverse partitions hingedly connected to the tops'of said front. and rear walls and adapted to; be swung in opposite directions, respectively, from horizontal to erected vertical position, said device comprising anelongated base having thereon a group of two or more consecutive,- upwardly projecting, blades spaced longitudinally thereon and" adapted to engagethe partitions of one'of said groups,.a part slidable longitudinally on said base and having thereon agroup of two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting; blades spacedl'ongitudinally thereon and" adapted'ito' engage the partitions of the otherof said groups, said blades being adapted. to have an inverted, partially erected carton pressed downwardly thereon and to engage and. partially erect said transverse partitions anda; manuallyengageable abutment on said part ior'sliding it-on'said base to efiect relative movement of said groups of partitions in opposite directions and completethe erection of said partitions;

5. A device forsetting up collapsible cellular cartons of the type having frontandrear walls, a central longitudinal partition: and tw groups of transverse partitions hingedly conneoted to the tops of said front and rear walls and adaptedto be swung in opposite directions, respectively, from horizontal to erected vertical position, said device comprising an elongated base having'there'on a group of two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting, wire loops spaced longitudinally thereon and adapted to engage the partitions of one of said groups, longitudinal slideways on said base", a part having means engaged in said slideways and slidable longitudinally on said base, a group of two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting, wire loops spaced longitudinally on said. part and adapted to engage the partitions of the other of said groups, said loops being adapted to receive an inverted, partially erected carton and to engage and partially erect said transverse-partition, and a manually engageable abutment on the end of said part and projecting above said loops for sliding said part on said base to efiect relative movement of saidgroups of partitions opposite directions and complete the erection of said partitions;

6. A device-for setting up collapsible cellular cartons of the type having; frontand rear walls, a central longitudinal partition and two groups of'trahsverse partitions hingedly connected to the tops of said front and rear walls and adapted to be swung in opposite directions;-respectively', from horizontal to erected vertical position, said device comprising a base having thereon agroup of' upwardly: projecting spaced. bladesadapt'ed to engage the partitions of one of said groups; a part movable on' said base and havingthereon a-group of upwardly projecting'spaced blades'adapted to engage. the partitions of the other of said groups, said blades" having recessed tops and being adapted to have an inverted, partiallyerecte'd carton pressed thereagainst and to engage and partially erect-said transverse partitions, electric: motor means-for moving said part on. said base to. effect relative movement or saidgroups to energize said motor means and complete the erection of said partitions.

7. A'device for setting up collapsible cellular cartons of the type having front and rear walls, a. central longitudinal partition and two groups of transverse partitions hingedly connected to the tops of said front and rear walls and adapted to be swung in opposite directions, respectively, from horizontal to erected vertical position, said device comprising a base having thereon a group of upwardly projecting spaced blades adapted to engage, the partitions of one of said groups, a part movable on said base and having thereon a group of upwardly projecting spaced blades adapted to engage the partitions of the other of said groups, said blades being adapted to receive an inverted, partially erected carton and to engage and partially erect said transverse partitions, solenoid means on said base for moving said part to efifect relative movement of said groups of partitions in opposite directions, and

switch means including a movable plate positioned on said base for engagement by a portion of a carton pressed against said blades, for operating said solenoid means to eifect erection of said partitions.

a. A device for setting up collapsible cellularcartons of the type having front and rear walls, a central longitudinal partition and two groupsv of transverse partitions hingedly connected to the tops of said front and rear walls and adapted to be swung in opposite directions, respectively, from horizontal to erected vertical position, said de-,

vice comprisin an elongated base and having thereon a group of upwardly projecting wire loops spaced longitudinally thereon and adapted to en gagethe partitions of one of said groups, longi-" tudinal slideways on said base, a part having means engaged in said slideways and slid-able" longitudinally on said base, a group of upwardly platepositioned for engagement by a portion (ii saidlongitudinal partition of a. carton pressed; against said loops, for operating said solenoid.

means to complete the erection of said partitio 9. a device for setting up collapsible cellular cartons of the type having front and rear walls, a central longitudinal partition and two groups of transverse partitions hingedly connected to the tops of said front and rear walls and adapted to be swung in opposite directions, respectively, from horizontal to erected vertical position, said device comprising a base having thereon agroup of two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting, spaced blades adapted to engage the partitions of one of said groups, a part movable on said base and having thereon a group of two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting, spaced' blades adapted to engage the partitions of the other of said groups, said blades being adapted to have an inverted, partially erected carton pressed thereagainst and to engage and partiallyerect said transverse partitions, means for moving said part on said base to effect relative movement of said groups of partitions in opposite directions to complete the direction thereof, supportingineans, and means adjustably mounting said baseon said supporting means for adjusting said device to convenieint operating positions. j f

10. A device for setting up collapsible cellular cartons of the type having front and rear walls, a central longitudinal partition and two groups of transverse partitions hingedly connected to the tops of said front and rear walls and adapted to be swung in opposite directions, respectively, from horizontal to erected vertical position, said device comprising a base having thereon a group of two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting, spaced blades adapted to engage the partitions of one of said groups, a part movable on said base and having thereon a group of two or more consecutive, upwardly projecting, spaced blades adapted to engage the partitions of the other of said groups, said blades being adapted to have an inverted, partially erected carton {pressed thereagainst and to engage and partially erect said transverse partitions, means for moving said part on said base to effect relative movement of said groups of partitions in opposite directions to complete the erection of said partitions, supporting means, means pivotally connecting said base'to said supporting means for adjustment of said device to different operating positions, and means for clamping said device in adjusted position on said supporting means.

nnwm H. MOlBLEY.

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